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Sea surface temperature and salinity collected aboard the S.A. AGULHAS II and S.A. AGULHAS in the South Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean from 2010-12-08 to 2017-02-02 (NCEI Accession 0170743)


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            title:  Sea surface temperature and salinity collected aboard the S.A. AGULHAS II and S.A. AGULHAS in the South Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean from 2010-12-08 to 2017-02-02 (NCEI Accession 0170743)
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        abstract:  This dataset contains sea surface temperature and salinity data collected from 2010 to 2017 in the South Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean from S.A. Agulhas and Agulhas-II research vessels, in the framework of South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP), South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and Italian National Antarctic Research Programme (PNRA) scientific activities. Measurements have been obtained through thermosalinograph (TSG) during several cruises to both Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands. On-board TSG devices have been regularly calibrated and continuously monitored in-between cruises; no appreciable sensor drift emerged. Independent water samples taken along the cruises have been used to validate the data; salinity measurement error was a few hundredths of a unit on the practical salinity scale. A careful quality control allowed to discard bad data for each single campaign. Furthermore, a sea ice flag has been included in the dataset for identifying valid data which could have been slightly affected by sea ice contamination.
        purpose:  This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: Italian National Antarctic Research Program
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: South African National Antarctic Programme
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: CONDUCTIVITY (measured); Units: Siemens/meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs; Sampling and Analyzing Method: For each cruise, the full resolution thermo-salinometer dataset has been processed and undersampled with a median filter over 1 minute interval..
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: SALINITY - SURFACE WATER (calculated); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs; Sampling and Analyzing Method: For each cruise, the full resolution thermo-salinometer dataset has been processed and undersampled with a median filter over 1 minute interval.; Data Quality Method: Firstly, an automatic detection of unreliable values was performed using selected thresholds criteria on conductivity, SSS and SST values (QC-1). Then, quality flags (good, suspicious, bad) were attributed to data basing on the detection of insufficient seawater flow (i.e. difference larger than 0.2°C between SST and SSTH while SSS remained nearly constant), the contamination by air bubbles, the presence of sea-ice (QC-2). Finally, a visual inspection of individual campaigns was carried out, with a specific attention to data flagged as suspicious in the QC-2 (QC-3). Validation through comparison with bottle samples..
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: TEMPERATURE - WATER - CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs; Sampling and Analyzing Method: For each cruise, the full resolution thermo-salinometer dataset has been processed and undersampled with a median filter over 1 minute interval..
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: TEMPERATURE - WATER - CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT [WATER TEMPERATURE] at HULL (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: For each cruise, the full resolution thermo-salinometer dataset has been processed and undersampled with a median filter over 1 minute interval..
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                description:  Parameter or Variable: Seaice flag (measured); Units: binary: 0 = NO ICE ; 1 = scatter SEA ICE ;; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual observation / Satellite information; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The sea ice flag indicates data which could have been slightly affected by scatter seaice contamination, as recorded by cruise reports or satellite seaice maps..
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            description:  automated sea surface temperature and salinity instrument, usually attached to the hull of a ship Thermosalinograph is an automated Sea Surface Temperature and Salinity measurement system making measurement on board a ship using a water intake. [https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/tsg/about.php 2021-01-29]
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                code:  S. A. AGULHAS
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the vessel S. A. AGULHAS from SOUTH AFRICA. Name : S. A. AGULHAS Flag : SOUTH AFRICA - ZA (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : ZSAF Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 7628136 Commissioned Date : 1978 Decommissioned Date : 2012-04 Current Length : 111.5 Built : 1978 Notes : Ice-strengthened vessel used for research and to service the South African Antarctic bases. Replaced by S. A. Agulhas II in 2012 and transferred to South African Maritime Safety Authority as a training ship. MMSI 601048000 Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas - http://new.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/601048000 General Comments: Decommissioned flag has been set since platform class will change due to purpose change from research vessel to training vessel. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas : "In July 2012 the S. A. Agulhas was recommissioned as a training ship operated by the South African Maritime Safety Authority, the ship will continue to provide facilities for scientific research while training up to seventy merchant marine cadets."
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            description:  Updated information from ICES for the vessel S. A. Agulhas II from SOUTH AFRICA. T Name : S. A. Agulhas II Flag : SOUTH AFRICA - ZA (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : ZSNO Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 9577135 Commissioned Date : 2009-11-17 Current Length : 134.2 Built : 2012-04-03 Notes : Icebreaker owned by the South African Government and used as a research vessel and polar research base supply ship. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.sanap.ac.za/sanap_agulhas2.html - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas_II - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/601986000 Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-02-03.
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